Exporting favorites/bookmarks

MS IE 6

Select the folder from which you want to export your favorites. Selecting the Favorites folder will will export all of them. Press Next.

Select Export to a File or Address and choose a location and filename such as "IE6_Favorites" Press Next.

Completing the Import/Export Wizard will be displayed. Press Finish.

Your bookmarks will be copied to the location you specified.

Firefox/Iceweasel Bookmarks

Start Firefox/Iceweasel

Click Bookmarks --> Organize bookmarks

Make sure the bookmark folder you want (usually the top one) is highlighted

Click File --> Export...

Select the location you are using to save data for migration and click Save

Your bookmarks will be copied to the location you specified.

Firefox/Iceweasel Bookmarks, Passwords and Cookies

Sometimes copying the Bookmarks won't be enough for a complete migration. Unless you copy the Passwords and the related website Cookies, you will have to re-enter your site specific information all over again. Navigation through the sites is also aided by the Cookies, without them, it would be like visiting your favorite websites for the first time.
Now, there are many ways of copying these files using addons, network links and online services, but, the easiest way is to just copy the specific files from one computer to another.

Before doing anything, make sure that Firefox/Iceweasel is closed on both the source and destination computers. Then follow these steps:

Go to the computer you will be copying from and bring up your home directory (click on the house icon on the panel).

Click View, then click Show Hidden Icons

When the hidden icons appear, click on .mozilla, then firefox, then XXXXXXX.default. Everyone has a unique default file, the ones I've seen are all numbers with a .default extension.